Remembering St. Louis individual—structural violence and acute bacterial infections in a historical anatomical collection

An investigation into the cause of death of St. Louis Individual, a 23-year old Black or African American male who died in the 1930s, reveals evidence of structural violence and the impact of systemic racism in historically marginalized communities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rita M. Austin, Molly Zuckerman, Tanvi P. Honap, Hedwig Lee, Geoff K. Ward, Christina Warinner, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Courtney A. Hofman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03890-z